Jakarta, CNN Indonesia —
Coordinator’s attorney Contrast Fatia Maulidiyanti, Asfinawati explained the ongoing issues between her client and the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Menko Marves) Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan not a matter of apology.
He said that if he apologized, this problem would be a personal matter for Fatia’s individual against Luhut’s individual.
“[Somasi] it’s individual versus individual. That’s what we refused from the start,” Asfin said when contacted CNNIndonesia.com by telephone, Thursday (2/9).
Asfin said Luhut’s side misled the issue of criticism of the mining business in Papua into personal matters.
Luhut was also assessed to develop an issue framework (framing) that this problem occurred between the individual Fatia and the retired TNI general.
In fact, said Asfin, Luhut only had to answer whether he had shares in a mining company in Intan Jaya, Papua. However, said Asfinawati, Luhut’s side did not convey this.
“I said earlier (Luhut) misled the individual. If you look at the subpoena, because in my opinion the clearest thing is what is written, they don’t say they don’t have (shares) or don’t exist,” said Asfin.
Asfin emphasized that Fatia would not question Luhut’s involvement in the mining business if he was not a public official. On the one hand, continued Fatia, the statement by Luhut’s attorney actually positioned his client as an individual Indonesian citizen in this case. In this way, according to Asfin, Luhut’s position becomes stronger.
“Actually, the question is Mr. Luhut is an ordinary citizen? No. (Luhut) the Coordinating Minister. privilege compared to ordinary people, “said he who is also the Head of YLBHI.
Asfin also questioned the position of the Spokesperson for the Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs, Jodi Mahardi. According to him, it became inconsistent when Luhut brought this matter to a personal level through a subpoena, while the one who answered was his spokesman at the ministry.
“When the subpoena the attorney said he was an individual citizen, but when he moved, he used the Spokesperson for the Coordinating Minister, not the Spokesperson for the individual,” said Asfin.
Furthermore, Asfin said, in his subpoena Luhut questioned the use of the word ‘play’ which was conveyed by Fatia in a video conversation with Haris Azhar which was uploaded on the Youtube channel,
According to Asfin, this is an indication that Luhut’s party is suspected of trying to divert the conversation from the issue of ownership of mining companies’ shares as mentioned in the study of the NGO coalition.
“So a play on words is actually to twist the report, or distract from the core report,” said Asfin.
Previously, Spokesperson for Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Jodi Mahardi said that his party was still waiting for KontraS Coordinator Fatia Maukidiyanti and lawyer Haris Azhar to apologize. Jodi said that Haris and Fatia did not need to be proud to say sorry.
“Pak Luhut wants to maintain a healthy democracy so that he is accustomed to ethical expression. If he is wrong, Mr. Luhut always gives space to apologize. There is no need to be prestige,” Jodi said in a written statement, Wednesday (1/9).
It is known that Luhut through his attorney Juniver Girsang sent a subpoena to KontraS Coordinator Fatia Maulidiyanti and lawyer Haris Azhar.
The summons was sent because in a video conversation with Fatia that Haris Azhar uploaded on his Youtube channel, it was stated that one of PT Tobacom Del Mandiri, a subsidiary of the Toba Sejahtera Group, was involved in the mining business in Papua.
Some time later, Luhut then sent a subpoena to Fatia and Haris. He gave them 5 x 24 hours to apologize.
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